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Does Regulation always limit or can it often expand?

Posted - September 19, 2019

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  • 6023
    To "regulate" something is to ensure it operates within certain boundaries.
    Thus, "regulation" is always to limit something.
      September 19, 2019 9:24 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    A well-regulated militia. Meaning what? Orderly? Systematized? Synonyms are
    rule
    govern
    manage
    order
    adjust
    arrange
    dispose
    conduct
    set
    systematize

    Scales are regulated to reflect accurate weights. Doctors want to regulate your weight or blood pressure or temperature. I don't know how they regulate odometers but hopefully they do measure accurately the speed of a vehicle. We try to regulate tempers and conduct. For the health of the body politic and society in general.  We regulate our actions and words so that we will not be prevented from achieving future success based on our unregulated past. So I dunno Walt. It seems to me that regulating can often be the means to more not less. Thank you for your reply.  Here's comes another question! :) This post was edited by RosieG at September 20, 2019 5:50 AM MDT
      September 20, 2019 2:57 AM MDT
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  • 34836
    Means the founders wanted the "miltia" (all able bodied men of military age) to have and be familiar with their firearm so if they were needed, the gov did not have to train them how to aim their "weapon of war" that they OWNED. This post was edited by my2cents at September 20, 2019 5:48 AM MDT
      September 20, 2019 4:37 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Oh. Okey dokey. Thank you for your reply m2c! :)
      September 20, 2019 5:49 AM MDT
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  • 6023
    my2cents has a good answer for the "well-regulated militia".

    As for odometers ... I remember there used to be some odometer-check signs on highways, where the speed limit was 60mph.
      September 20, 2019 7:25 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    She did and I thanked her for it Walt. I remember those signs along with some shaving cream signs (barbasol?) and also long ago there used to be candy store chain called STUCKEY'S. Don't know if they still exist. Also Howard Johnson coffee shops! That was way long ago. Thank you for your reply! :)
      September 20, 2019 7:27 AM MDT
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